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We feel no isolation. But, having said that, I want to emphasise in particular that we do not want to go to extremes and abandon the European and American directions in our foreign economic cooperation.

I think isolation is one of the greatest problems, an ever-growing obstacle to political solidarity.

I have this pet thing about how global communications are moving so fast now, throwing information at you, making everything available to you, and yet I feel it's leaving us more and more isolated.

In the past, the U.S. was the centre of the world, where everything was happening. I think my stories have always sought to question this, maybe even criticise it.

The world is shifting from a hegemonic era, where the United States dominated alone, to a multipolar system.

The United States can't keep a completely open system if the rest of the world is less open. The United States may have to take a leaf out of the book of Japan, China, and Germany, and have protectionism inside the system.

The United States has been a global power since late in the 19th century.

Contrast the United States with any country on the face of the earth today and ask yourself whether the situation of the United States is not the best to be found.